Picture
[n] graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface; "a small painting by Picasso"; "he bought the painting as an investment"; "his pictures hang in the Louvre"
[n] a visual representation of an object or scene or person produced on a surface; "they showed us the pictures of their wedding"; "a movie is a series of images projected so rapidly that the eye integrates them"
[n] a typical example of some state or quality; "the very picture of a modern general"; "she was the picture of despair"
[n] a clear and telling mental image; "he described his mental picture of his assailant"; "he had no clear picture of himself or his world"; "the events left a permanent impression in his mind"
[n] the visible part of a television transmission; "they could still receive the sound but the picture was gone"
[n] a form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location"
[n] illustrations used to decorate or explain a text; "the dictionary had many pictures"
[n] a graphic or vivid verbal description; "too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland"; "the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters"
[n] a situation treated as an observable object; "the political picture is favorable"; "the religious scene in England has changed in the last century"
[v] imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy"
[v] show in, or as in, a picture; "This scene depicts country life"; "the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting"
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Synonyms
characterisation, characterization, delineation, depict, depiction, envision, fancy, figure, film, flick, image, image, impression, mental picture, motion picture, movie, moving picture, painting, pic, pictorial matter, picture show, project, render, scen
Related Terms
3-D, abstract, abstraction, aerial photograph, ally, altarpiece, alter ego, analogon, analogue, animated cartoon, approach, arrangement, artwork, associate, attack, badge, banner, beam, beat signal, black spot, black-and-white film, black-and-white photog